Tippu Sultan, also known as the Tiger of Mysore (November 20, 1750, Devanahalli – May 4, 1799, Srirangapattana), was the first son of Haidar Ali by his second wife, Fatima or Fakhr-un-nissa. He was the "de facto" ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from the time of his father's death in 1782 until his own demise in 1799. Tippu Sultan was a learned man and an able soldier. He was reputed to be a good poet. Wikipedia
Tipu Sultan had 27 brigades (called Kushoons) and each brigade had a company of rocket men called Jourks. www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-history1.html
Tipu Sultan: 1750 - 1799 A.D. Tipu Sultan was the son of Haider Ali and Fakhr-un-Nissa born on 20th November 1750 A.D. at Devanahalli. taher.freeservers.com/tipu_sultan.htm
Tipu Sultan, popularly known as " The Tiger of Mysore " is an important figure in the history of Mysore. www.bangalorebest.com/discoverbangalore/sightseeing/TimeL...
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Tipu Sultan. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu_Sultan
Tippu Sultan, also spelt tipu, tipoo, tippoo, was undoubtably one of the noblest, secular, and brave kings ever in the history of south India www.tipusultan.org/
